Toy television telephone



March 8, 1938. R. LoHR 1 TOY TLEVISION TELEPHONE 2 Smets-sheet 1 Filed Feb. 3, 1936 WRONG .IMI .5 m N .R Ed o vn v mm Rm March 8, 1938. R. LOHR TOY TELEVISION TELEPHONE f Filed Feb. 5, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet w R.0 .w OL E m .M Ed O v No?" A m K y av. /WvRB L i J Cil Patented Mar. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES TO-Y TELEVISION TELEPHONE Raymond Lohr, Erie, Pa., assignor to Louis Marx & Company, Inc., New York, N.A Y., a corpora.-

tion of New York Application February 3, 1936, Serial No. 62,147

18 Claims.

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a toy simulating a television telephone.

The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve toy telephones by combining therewith television simulating apparatus. 'Ihe latter includes a movable picture holder carrying a plurality of pictures. The pictures are viewed one at a time through a suitable sight window. It is not always convenient to locate the sight window at the picture holder, and in many cases the most suitable location for the sight window is either remote from or out of direct line of sight to the picture holder. One object of my invention is to make it possible to dispose the sight window and the line of sight thereto in most convenient location regardless of the structural location of the picture holder; and to this end I provide a suitable mirror system for reflecting a picture on the picture holder to the sight window. This construction has the important added advantage of increasing the apparent mysteriousness of the toy. g

I'n accordance with a further feature and'object of the invention, the pictures are so supported as to be exposed on both sides, and a picture is illuminated by a lamp arranged to throw the image of the picture on the mirror system. With this arrangement, the pictureis in darkness and canno-t be seen in the sight window except when the lamp is energized, which in turn is desirable in order to maintain the illusion of television.

In accordance with further features and objects of my invention, the picture holder is moved or controlled by a simulated calling dial; the calling dial is restored to initial position by suitable resilient means, but the picture holder is he'ld in dialed position by appropriate detent mechanism; the dial and the picture holder are arranged coaxially and preferably in concentric relation to the base of the telephone structure, but the connection between the dial and the picture holder is not positive and instead is unidirectional in order to permit free return of the dial; and the picture holder is restored to initial position by separate restoring means when the telephone is hung up.

Still another object of my invention resides in the provision of a subdued audible sound during the apparent television picture reproduction, this sound being construed by the child as that accompanying the operation of the television apparatus. The sound is preferably produced by electrical buzzer means energized from the same battery cell that is used to energize the picture lamp, and, in fact, a single switch is preferably used to produce both the visual and sound eifect. In a toy of this character, it is also desirable to provide a bell for simulating the signal for an incoming call, and in accordance with the present invention a single structure is used both as a bell and a buzzer, the bell being rung in one position'of a suitable switch or control device, and the lamp and bell being energized in another position of the control device which at the same time deadens or mutes the bell in order to produce a subdued buzzer sound.

Another object of my invention is to produce a realistic clicking sound during the operation of .the calling dial. This clicking sound is preferably produced by mechanism which does not interfere with the desired immediate restoration of the dial to initial position.

To the accomplishment of the foregoingl and other objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the toy telephone and toy television elements, and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter are more particularly described in the specification and sought to be dened in the claims. 'I'he specification is accompanied by drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a preferred form of toy embodying features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken in the plane of the line 2 2 of Fig-1;

Fig. 3 is a partially sectioned plan view toy;

Fig. 4 is a plan view below the picture wheel, taken in the plane of the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a plan view above the picture wheel, taken in the plane of the line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail of the picture wheel detent mechanism, and is taken in the plane of the line 5 5 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken in elevation in the plane of the line 1 1 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is explanatory of the operation of the control switch;

Fig. 9 schematically illustrates the mirror system;

Fig. 10 schematically illustrates a modified mirror system;

Fig. 11 schematically illustrates still another modied mirror system; and

Fig. 12 illustrates a somewhat similar arrangement without a mirror system.

Referring to the drawings, the telephone structure comprises, essentially, a base B, a hand-set of the n H, and a supporting post P projecting upwardly 5'5 iromcbase B. and carrying the hand-set. The

.l ried at the peripheralY portion of a.' picture holderA `or wheel W preferably arrangedcoaxially with and moved by dial D in'order'to bring" any one of the pictures on the wheel beneathpost Pf. The

l latter is connected to the telephone structure by a flexible cord C. A simulated'calling dial D is rnounted on top of base B. The structure generally resembles an ordinary telephone structure, but difers'in being provided with a sight window T which in the present case is located on Vthe post P facing the user of the telephone. The pictures or simulated television imagesI aresnim th'e `Window-'I'.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 5, the'pictures are carpicture is illuminated by a lamp L disposed therev beneath, and its image is thereupon thrown upwardly and reiiected into windowT .by a suitable mirror system M. The energization of lamp L is controlled by a switch lever S, which'leverimayf alsobe used tocontrol theenergization of and,

if y.'les'ir'eddampeningoi'l a calling-j bell. The optical system of this toy will be :evident from inspection of, Fig. 9. t f d ffConsidering the arrangement inA f greater detail and'referringmore particularlyto Figs. 2

-and 5, the pictures I2 arecarriedat the peripheral portion. of-pi'cture holder W.`,said lpicture holder comprising a`main-discz I4. Disc I4V vis loosely rotatably carried Yon a spindle I6 which is preferably coaxial'lwith the dial D. The p ictures lare detachablyu secured 4to theholder, and

,- for this purpose the outer edge ofdisc I4. is turned inwardly at I8 tor-'receive the vouterL edges Vof the ictures. A spring metal-ring 20 issecured to the lower face of disc vI4V, said ring being provided with aplurality offoutwardlyprojecting or ra-' dial lingers or lobes-` 22, there being-onesuch finger for each picture space. [The inner edge of the pictureis received betweenV lobes 22.andidisc I4 If ,desired-.the periphery of Vwheel IW :may be out away Vat each of the piturebaces, thus leaving interrupted T-shaped elements 24. This construction makes it possible-toseiae the outer edge of the picture to facilitate removing'or replacing the same. Accessto the picture holder` for this purpose is preferably obtained by means of a door 26, best shown in Fig. 4fi, the lsaid Vdoor being hinged at 28 and held in closed position by an appropriate latch 30.` When doorf26 is lswung ,out- Wardly, the periphery ofl theipicturewheel is exposed'and the picture nearest the doorv is readily v adjusted or changed. This is a desirable location for? the door because it is :concealed at thegback of the-telephone structure, and, morek importantly, because the` picture being inserted onvtliepicture holdervmay'be illuminated and yobserved through the'sight window in ordertto; make sure. that it has beenplaced in proper position. Moreover, the door 26 aifords access to the lamp.L`,jin/addi tion to the access which may, ifdesired, beprovided through a bottom opening k32. (Fig. fi.)

The `picture wheel is completedby an upwardly i l flanged detent disc 34, this disc being .riveted on pending from the top'wall Inf-of the .basel :The

pawl is normally urged downwardly by an appropriate spring 5l). 'I'he opposite end 52 of the pawl underlies the lower end of a vertically reciprocable trip rod r54, the said rod extending upwardly through the post P at a point outside the picture path. AThe general location of trip rod jects" through .the support-$56 arnaud-set H.,

When the'hand-set rests'on `support 55, trip rod 54 is depressed, thereby elevating detent 44 `and releasing the picture wheel for restoration to initialposition. This initial position preferably carany desired legend (printed backward).

' Dial D is formed from sheet metal and provided with a Series `of finger holes 58. The dial is normally moved to initial position by a restoring spring BIJ lthe upper end of which is secured to the dial at 62, and the lower end of which is connected tothe base at 64. An appropriate nger Istop 66 may be mounted on the base, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thereby limiting the lforward movement of the dial when selecting a particular number. The backward or restoring movement of thedial islimitedby a suitable stop, here exemplified by a lug 68 depending from the bottom surface. of the dial and `coming into abutment with a stationary or stop-lug 'Illprojecting upwardly from the basel f The dial is connected toythepicturewheel with a vouni-directional drive: connection. Specifically, spindle I6, which `rotates with the dial, carries an `outwardly projecting drive, nger 'l2 (Figs. 2 and 5).-which moves against a driven lug 'I4 bent upwardly from detent disc 34. When the dial is turned in aclockwise direction, linger 'l2 bears against lug 14 and causes the picture holder to return movementby detent, 44. This, of course,

presupposes that the hand-set has been lifted from its support. 1 f- -In order to produce a realistic'clicking sound as the dial is operated, I provide a toothed noisemaking wheel I6 (Figs. 2 and 5) onA spindle I6. A leaf spring 'I8 is fixedly mounted on the base at its outer end 80, while its inner end bears lightly againstthe teeth. It will be manifest that a repeated clicking sound is produced as the dial is rotated. The relation between toothed wheel 16 and spring 'l8 is, however, made relatively light in order not to interfere with free movement of the dial and particularly the desired restoration of the dial to initial -position under the iniiuenceofspringll.

, The lamp is .energized by aV battery cell 82 which' is'preferably of the flashlight type. This battery cell is held inpositiori by spring lingers 84 whichare preferably bent upwardly from the bottom Vwall 42 of the structure. vlIhe bottom wall is'cutl away at 86 11o-facilitate replacement of the batterycell. without removal of'the bottom. vA contact finger 88, bent upwardly from thebottorn, bears against and'gr'ounds the base ot the cell. The positive pole 90 of the cell bears against the upwardly turned end 92 of a suitableV switch arm 94 (Figs.'4, 7 and 8).' Switch'arm 94overlies and is secured to an insulation mounting 96 bymeansof an eyelet 98. Additional eyelets'IIl and |02 are secured `to the "insulation strip 96 and4 act as switch contacts.`

The switch is vcontrolled by a switch 'ar-rn S bent=sidewardly attheouter end of a'oscillatable rod |04 (Figs. 2 and 4). Rod |04 is journaled at its outer end in the peripheral wall |06 of the base, and at its inner end in a support IBB. Beyond support |08 the rod |64 is bent sidewardly and carries an insulation disc or wheel Iii. By swinging the switch lever S from a position pointing to the left, as in Figs. l, 3, 4 and '7, to a position pointing to the right, the insulation disc EIil is moved from the solid line position to the broken line position shown in Fig. 8. By depressing the switch lever S toward the right, the switch arm t4 is moved downwardly against the contact |00, as is indicated by the broken line position 94 in Fig. 8. Contact IEB is connected to the bell and causes the same to ring as though signaling an incoming call. When the switch lever is not forcibly depressed, the switch arm 94 rises to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 7, thereby opening both circuits. This takes place regardless of whether the switch lever is directed generally to the right. or generally to the left. When the switch lever is moved to the left and depressed, the insulation disc H0 bears downwardly on switch arm 94 near its outer end and bends the same into engagement with both the contacts III() and |22, as is shown by the solid lineposition in Fig. 8. Contact |02 is connected to the lamp L, and the lamp is accordingly energized. At the same time the bell is energized.

At this time, however, the bell is muted to produce a relatively subdued buzzer sound. This result may be obtained by using a relatively soft knobl or pad as a damper, as is disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 62,146, filed concurrently herewith. In the present case, however, the desired result is obtained by moving the end II2 (Figs. 2 and 4) of the switch rod against the outer or free end |I3 of a strip [Ill the inner end of which is secured to the bell mounting at I I6. It will be understood that strip H4 normally clears the gong H8 of the bell. However, when the switch lever is pressed downwardly in its left-hand position, the extension I I2 of the switch rod depresses strip I I4 into engagement with gong H8, thereby dulling its sound. The arrangement is preferably such that the sound then produced may be listened to fora substantial time, if desired, without excessive inconvenience or annoyance, and the sound is used to simulate noise incident to the operation of television apparatus. It will be understood, of course, that this feature is not essential, and that the bell may, if desired, be used only as a calling signal, in which case the switch is modified to close either the bell circuit or the lamp circuit alone.

` The bell probably requires no detailed description, it being of conventional type and comprising a magnet I2@ for vibrating an armature |22 the outer end of which acts as a bell clapper |24. Armature |22 carries a conventional co-ntact spring |26 cooperating with a fixed contact |28 in order to make and break the magnet circuit as the armature vibrates.

The construction of the body of the toy,l is relatively unimportant. Briefly, the base B is formed of an upwardlydished piece of sheet metal d8 the bottom of which is closed by plate d2. These parts are secured together by rolling the edge of plate 42 over the edge of plate 4B, as is indicated at I3!) (Figs. 2 and '7). The post P may be formed of a single piece of sheet metal theflower end of which is secured to the top of base B byappropriate tongue and slot connections one of which is indicated at |32 in Fig. 2.

The mirror system comprises, in the present case, only a single reflector or mirror M which may be made of glass but as here illustrated is more simply made of a polished piece of sheet metal plated with a suitablefinish.r This mirror is held in place by suitable tongue and slot connections one of which is indicated at |34 in Fig. 2. The window T is cut through the front wall of the post and is preferably closed by a piece of glass or other transparent material |36. The advantage of using glass in the window is to prevent undesired examination of the interior of the toy.

The post is closed by a transverse plate 56 the center portion of which has downwardly bent flanges |32 and is secured to the upper end of the post by suitable tongue and slot connections |40.

The outer ends of plate 56 are bent upwardly at E42, thus providing a support yoke which receives and locates the hand-set in desired position.

The hand-set is, in the present case, made of sheet metal, but it will be understood that it may be made of other materials, for example molded materials. The hand-set is connected to the base by a flexible cord C which is selected to simulate a telephone cord.

A part of the telephone, in this case the top surface of the base, is provided with a suitable card or other writing surface |44 (Fig. 3) on whichthe names of the various characters picturedA in the apparatus may be listed, it being understood, of course, that the number to which each name is assigned corresponds to the appropriate dial number for bringing the picture over the lamp and into View when the lamp is lighted. The characters may be members of the childs family, comic characters from newspapers, motion picture acto-rs, etc.

The mirror system may, of course, be modified to meet any desired preference with regard to the location and direction of the simulated tele- Vision image. The arrangement so far described is schematically illustrated in Fig. 9, and it will be seen that the image is cast upwardly and then reflected forwardly. This requires the observer to look directly at the telephone structure in an approximately horizontal direction. If it is desired to observe the image while looking downwardly at an angle, it is simply necessary to rearrange the picture and mirror system in a manner schematically illustrated in Fig. 10. Referring to that figure, it will be seen that the peripheral or picture-holding portion |50 of the picture wheel is bent downwardly at an angle with respect to the central portion |52. 'Ihe picture |54 is thus disposed at an angle, and the mirror |56 may be tilted upwardly to a vertical position. The picture image is thus reflected in an upward direction, as indicated by the broken line |58. y

This change in picture angle may be carried further to produce a vertically directed image. In such case, however, itis preferable to view the image from a forward point on the base of the telephone, rather than from the post. Such an arrangement is schematically illustrated in Fig. 11, in which it will be seen that the peripheral picture-carrying portion |66 of the picture wheel is vertical or cylindrical. The mirror |62 is 1ocated at ythe forward part of the base and is inclined, as is indicated. on the drawings. The lamp |64 is located within the picture drum. The image of the picture falling on mirror |62 is accordingly reflected upwardly, as indicated by the line |66. Mirror |62 is locatedbeneath a'suitable. sight'window |68 formed in the top wall,.|'|0 of the base of the telephone. The movement of the picture wheel may, of course, Vbe, controlled just as previously described, by `a Vcoaxiallyar-` y ranged dial D located-above the .top-of the base. It is not necessarytouse a mirror system when- Vusing Aa sight window located as is the rwindow |68 in Figgl 1. The advantage of the mirror sys-.- tem in suchcase isprimarily in making the op-Vv eration of the toy less` obvious; inV making the image more mysterious; and in rendering it par? ticularlyA difficult to observe movement of theV the'top wall |14k of the base at a point in front of the dial D `and directlyV overthe-pictures on WheelW. VThe picture beneath the sight window may. be illuminated by alamp |16. The'picture wheelisvcontrolled'rcr moved. just as previously described, by a preferablyy coaxially arranged calling dial D. l

, While the restoring springs and themechanism for connecting:the dial with the picture wheel have been omitted in Figs. 11 and 12, as well as in Figs.Y 9 and 10, itwillfbe understood-,that a mechanical structureexactly like thatfdescribed in connection-with Figs. 1 lthrough 6 may be employed. if Y Y It is believed that the mode of constructing and using, aswell as themany advantages of m'y improved television telephone toy, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description thereof. The pictures are carried on a concealed picture holder which is movable to permit `selection of a desired picture. AThe picturesnare detachably related to vthe picture holder so that lpictures of personal interest may be employed. `The picture holder` is most advantageously located with re-` spect to the'telephone structure, and `.at the same` time the sight window for the television image isl located` in any desired or convenient location even though visually remote from the rpictureholder. 'I'hese are optically connectedby a suitable mirror system, and the character of the image'produced inthe sightvwind'ow'is made distinct and luminous by'using a `special lamp.

'I'he picture or person called is selected in a realistic manner by using a simulated calling dial for the purpose; v'Ihiscalling dial is` itself im-i mediately resto-red to initial position, `justas is the case' with a. real telephone. Howeverfthe picture wheel is locked in the position last dialed and is there retained until the telephone is hung up,at .which `time theA Wheel isr also restored to initial position, thus bringing thewheel and the dial again into registry. A clicking noise is pro' duced as thedial is operated,but the mechanism producing this clickingsoundV does not interfere with freemovement and restoration of the dial..

A calling beu 1s provided in order tcY simulate the signal for aninccming call, and the calling bell and lampV are both preferably energizedfrom a single flashlight battery cell. A noise isproduced to simulate'that attendantupon theoperation of television'apparatus, and this noise is ccnvenientlyobtained by dampening or deaden-v ing the sound of the calling bell. Various switch'- ing and dampening functionsY are desirably brought under the control ofa single switchlever,

said lever preferably, though not necessarily',v being arranged to energize andy mute thelbell Whenever the lamp is lighted.

s 'Ihe optical' system may be varied in ways, a few of thevariations and some advantages thereof being Vdisclosed herein. The telephone simulation may be of the desk or upright type, instead of the hand-set type, in which case the restoration of the picture wheel to initial position may be obtainedby hanging-up a re-k ceiver instead of a complete hand-set. These and other changes may be made in the structure disclosed, and it will therefore be apparent thatA while I have shown and describedr myinvention inpreferred'forms, many changes and modications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims. i

I claim:

1. A toyr television telephone comprising a tele-` window into which a child playing with the toy may g'aze `to see a simulated television' image, manually operable means to move the holder to voptionally select a desired picture, and means including a'reflector forv reecting the selected picture to the sight window. A

2. A toy televisiony telephone comprising a telephone structure, a picture holder movably mounted on and concealed Within said telephone structure, said holder carrying a plurality o1' pictures of different persons likely to be called by a child on the telephone'a sight window into which a child playing with the toy may gaze to see a simulated televisionv image, means to'move the holder to select a picture thereon, means includ` ing a reflector for reecting the selected picture to the sight window, and a lamp for illuminating said picture and thereby revealing the same` in the sight Window. i Y

3. A toy television telephone comprising a tele- 'phone structure, a picture wheel 'movably mounted on and concealed within said telephone structure, said "wheel carrying a plurality of in-` dependent pictures of different persons likely to be called by a .child on thertelephone, said pictures being printed on paper or other translucent medium, and said wheel being cut away at the picture itself, a sight window into which a child playing with the toy may gaze to see a simulatedtelevision image, means including a reflector for reflecting a picture on the picture wheel to the sight window, and a lamp for illuminating the side ofv said picture oppositethe reilector and thereby revealing the picture in the sight. window, the arrangement being such that the picture is not visible in the window when the lamp is extinguished.

4. A television toy comprising a housing structure, a picture holder movably mounted in anding a reflector for reflecting the selected lpicture on the picture holder to the sight window, and a lamp for illuminating said picture and thereby revealing the same in the sight Window, said picture being otherwise in darkness and not visrible in the window, unless the lamp is lighted.

5. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said structure, said dial and picture holder being in axial alignment, a restoring spring normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, lock mechanism for holding the picture holder in a position last dialed, and means to release said lock mechanism.

6. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said structure, said dial and picture holder being in concentric relation, a restoring spring for restoring the dial to initial position, another restoring spring normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, uni-directio-nally operative means connecting the dial and picture holder, said means offering no resistance to restoring movement of the dial, and means for holding the picture holder in the position last dialed.

7. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture hol-der rotatably mounted in and concealed by said structure, said dial and picture holder being in axial alignment, a restoring spring for restoring the dial to initial position, another restoring spring normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, uni-directionally operative means connecting the dial and picture holder, said means oiering no resistance to restoring movement of the dial, lock mechanism for holding the picture holder in the position last dialed, and means to release said lock mechanism.

8. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, a sight Window disposed out of direct line of sight of the picture holder, means including a reflector for reflecting the picture to the sight window, means normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, and means for holding the same in position last dialed.

9. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure including a movable ear phone and a support therefor, a simulated calling dial, a picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, a sight Window disposed out of direct line of sight of the picture holder, a lamp for illuminating a picture, an optical system including a reflector for refleeting the illuminated picture to the sight Window, means normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, detent mechanism for holding the same in position last dialed, and means operative in response to restoring the ear phone to its support for releasing said detent mechanism.

10. A toy television telephone comprising a tele-` phone structure, a simulated calling dial mounted thereon, a restoring spring for said dial, a picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, said picture holder being coaxial With said dial, uni-directionally operative means connecting the dial and picture Wheel, a sight Window disposed out of direct line of sight of the picture holder, means including a reector for reflecting the picture to the sight Window, means normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, and means for holding the same in position last dialed.

. 11. ,A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure including a movable hand-set anda support therefor, a simulated calling dial, a restoring spring for said dial, a. picture holder rotatably mounted in and concealed by said telephone structure, said picture Wheel being coaxial with said dial, uni-directionally operative means connecting the dial and picture Wheel, a sight Window disposed cut of direct line oi sight of the picture holder, a lamp for illuminating a picture, an optical system including a reflector for reecting the-illuminated picture to the sight Window, a battery cell for energizing the lamp, means normally tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, detent mechanism for holding the same in position last dialed, and means operative in response to restoring the hand-set to its support for releasing said detent mechanism.

l2. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure including a base, a simulated calling dial mounted on top of said base, a picture holder rotatably mounted Within said base in coaxial alignment with said calling dial, and a sight Window for observing a picture on the picture holder.

13. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure including a base, a simulated calling dial mounted on top of said base, a picture holder rotatably mounted Within said base in concentric relation With said calling dial, a sight Window for observing a picture on the picture holder, means to illuminate said picture, means tending to restore the picture holder to initial position, detent means to lock the picture holder in dialed position, and means to release said detent means.

14. In a toy telephone, a simulated calling dial, resilient means for normally restoring the same to initial position, a toothed wheel rotatable with said dial, and a noise producing element disposed in the path of said toothed wheel in order to produce a clicking sound during use of the dial, said means being incapable of locking the dial against the action of the restoring spring.

l5. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a movable picture holder, a sight Window for exposing one of the pictures thereon, a lamp for illuminating the picture, electrically operable means to produce a subdued noise, and a switch for simultaneously energizing the lamp and said means in order to produce a subdued noise during the simulated production of a television image.

16. A toy television telephone comprising a telep-hone structure, a movable picture holder, a sight Window for exposing one of the pictures thereon, a bell, a battery cell, means to dampen the sound of the bell to a subdued buzz, and means for simultaneously making the picture visible and energizing and dampening the bell in order to produce a subdued noise during the simulated production of a television image.

17. A toy television telephone comprising a telephone structure, a movable picture holder, a sight Window for exposing one of the pictures thereon, a lamp for illuminating the picture, a bell, a battery cell, means to dampen the sound of the bell to a subdued buzz, and a switch for simultaneously energizing the lamp and the bell in order to produce a subdued noise during the simulated production of a television image.

18. Atoy television telephone comprising ateletion switch mechanism arranged to operate the phone structure, a picture holder movably mountbell in one position,'and, to energize the lamp and ed in and concealed by said telephone structur, the bell and at the same time to automatically a sight window, a lamp for. illuminating the picdampen the bell when `moved to another posi-` ture in order to make the same visible in the tion.` 5 sight window, a bell, means to dampen the sound RAYMOND LOHR. of the bell, a battery cell, and a. multiple-posi- 

